NCT00611338

Efficacy of Group Intervention to Reduce Stress Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 416 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research study will examine the usefulness of groups in reducing stress and helping individuals with HIV to stay healthy and avoid problems associated with sexually transmitted diseases. We hope to discover whether being in a group is effective in reducing stress-related symptoms and promoting healthy behaviors.

Detailed description

This is a risk reduction intervention for adults who are living with HIV, are experiencing trauma-related stress symptoms, and are at risk for HIV transmission. By first treating trauma symptoms, the effects of a skills-building HIV risk reduction intervention for adults experiencing trauma-related symptoms such as hyperarousal, dissociation, and avoidance will be enhanced. This is based on a model the proposes trauma-related symptoms have direct effects on HIV risk behavior. Therefore, the successful treatment of trauma-related symptoms will facilitate HIV risk behavior change.

Conditions

• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	HIV Skills-based Prevention

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-08-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-31
• Completion: 2012-07-31
• First posted: 2008-02-08
• Last updated: 2020-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States